Best Elementary Schools in Wisconsin

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Forward Exam test scores by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1061)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
550516000555	241	MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W154N11492 Fond du Lac Ave	Germantown	53022	Washington County	Germantown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 253-3468	485	32	15	22.9%	325 (67.0%)	46 (9.5%)	33 (6.8%)	37 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.7%)	$11,397			$308			$11,089	74.5	74.4	229	12
550060000090	242	Auburndale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10564 School Ave	Auburndale	54412	Wood County	Auburndale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 652-2812	419	32	12.9		383 (91.4%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$14,311			$827			$13,484	74.4	63.7	399	157
550366000387	243	Denmark Elementary	Public	1-5	450 N Wall St	Denmark	54208	Brown County	Denmark School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 863-4050	549	41	13.4	22.8%	487 (88.7%)	7 (1.3%)	33 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$11,346			$523			$10,823	74.3	66.5	352	109
550483000523	244	Pleasant View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4601 W Marquette Ave	Franklin	53132	Milwaukee County	Franklin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 423-4650	450	29	15.5	21.6%	279 (62.0%)	8 (1.8%)	49 (10.9%)	77 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.0%)	$12,382			$990			$11,392	74.3	83.4	123	121
550240000264	245	Cassville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	412 Crawford St	Cassville	53806	Grant County	Cassville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 725-5307	89	10	9.3	42.7%	87 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,869			$2,123			$15,746	74.2	72.1	262	17
550606000671	246	Saint Croix Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	202 S Division St	Roberts	54023	St. Croix County	Saint Croix Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 749-3119	665	47	14.2	20.9%	591 (88.9%)	6 (0.9%)	35 (5.3%)	14 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	$12,375			$203			$12,173	74.2	71.2	275	29
551062001389	247	New Richmond Starr Elementary	Public	K-5	967 S Starr Ave	New Richmond	54017	St. Croix County	New Richmond School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 243-7431	539	41	13	31.0%	480 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	$12,376			$493			$11,883	74.2	65.3	373	126
550054000084	248	Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	1360 Ponderosa Ave	Green Bay	54313	Brown County	Ashwaubenon School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 492-2920	494	35	14.2	30.2%	402 (81.4%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.7%)	18 (3.6%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.5%)	$11,183			$611			$10,573	74.2	70.9	279	31
550906000663	249	Valley View Elementary	Public	3-5	W180N8130 Town Hall Rd	Menomonee Falls	53051	Waukesha County	Menomonee Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 250-2620	337	23	14.4	23.1%	258 (76.6%)	14 (4.2%)	18 (5.3%)	24 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.8%)	$13,339			$460			$12,879	74.1	72.2	261	12
550516000549	250	Amy Belle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3294 Willow Creek Rd	Colgate	53017	Washington County	Germantown School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 628-7825	363	22	16.4	13.8%	307 (84.6%)	14 (3.9%)	17 (4.7%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$12,677			$308			$12,369	74.1	73.1	249	1

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Forward Exam English Language Arts, Forward Exam Mathematics, Forward Exam Social Studies, Forward Exam Science test scores released by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on October 8, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.